Martha on the list told me she found James Thompson in Trigg Co. in 1841. Guess we should be looking in Trigg. Sue ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2001 9:12 PM Subject: Thompson, Calhoun, and Stevens > My ancestor is Lucretia Calhoun who, I am reasonably confident, was a sister > of Gracey Calhoun who married James W. Thompson. Lucretia Calhoun married a > John Stevens in Caldwell Co, KY, in March 1813. (Her uncle Edward Mithusson > gave his consent for her marriage.) Lucretia and John somewhat later moved > into the Jackson Purchase area that became Graves County where he appears to > have died around 1828. A John D. Stevens appears on tax lists of the Jackson > Purchase during the 1820s. When he disappears from the tax list, Lucretia > Stevens begins to appear as head of a household on the tax list. > > In any event, I found a John D. Stevens household in the 1820 census for > Caldwell Co, page 32. This household contains several "extra children" -- > six in total which seems to be more than Lucretia could have borne in just 7 > years. I have wondered in the past -- because I have not yet been able to > find any trace of James W. and Gracey Calhoun Thompson after their marriage > in 1815 -- if James and Gracey died and some of these "extra" children in her > sister Lucretia's household could have belonged to them. Of course that's > only speculation; but has anyone else found any mention of James W. and > Gracey Calhoun Thompson at any time after their 1815 marriage? > > The other probable sister of Lucretia and Gracey Calhoun was Emeranda Calhoun > who married William Stevens, a son of Elijah Stevens, in Caldwell Co. in > February 1817. This family remained in Caldwell Co. and can be traced > through the census and will records of the county. > > I will be eager to hear anything that anyone else knows about Gracey and > James W. Thompson after their marriage. > > Regards, > Betty Ravenholt > > > ==== KYCALDWE Mailing List ==== > Please help preserve the rich heritage of > Caldwell County, KY. > > ============================== > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > >